Classic PTC carousel to turn again in Australia

The band organ found in the classic PTC carousel now at Luna Park, near Sydney, will get a complete restoration at a cost of about $91,000 AUD ($46,000 USD). The overall cost to renovate the carousel will be $2.2 million AUD (about $1.25 million USD). The carousel originally arrived at the park in 1923. The organ was originally built in 1909 in Paris.

ARROW GUY

Tuesday, October 16, 2001 12:59 PM

Wow this is really great! Carousels too often go unnoticed, and I am glad that a trip to Knoebels boosted my once moderate affection towards them. They are, in my opinion, as important as the main gate! ------------- Moxie: Not quite Cola, not quite Root Beer, not quite Asphalt!Scale model rides: www.angelfire.com/oh4/tk173

Taipan

Wednesday, October 17, 2001 6:17 AM

Tsk, tsk, Jeff, you forgot to use your spellchecker. That's not how you spell Australia! No offense taken mate. :)

Just to say that is the Melbourne, not Sydney, Age. Yup, they're referring to Luna Park St Kilda in Melbourne. They announced an A$10million series of projects several months ago which included the A$2.2m for the carousel, refurbishing & purchasing new rides. One is replacing the old Pinfari Galaxy with a looping version, no news yet.

Oh, their site has more details, however is out of action at the moment.
*** This post was edited by Taipan on 10/17/2001. ***